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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Seville, OH - January 9, 2013 - Island Delights, Inc. today recalled 492 Bags of its Coconut Haystack Candy due to mislabeling and undeclared allergens. This was discovered during an audit from the Ohio Department of Agriculture on January 7, 2013. The Coconut Haystack Candy contains milk that is not declared on the product label. People who have allergies to milk run the risk of an allergic reaction if they consume these products.

The recalled units were distributed to retail stores and through mail orders in the states of AZ, CA, FL, MA, MN, MS, NC, NY, SC, TX, VA, WA & WY between January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. No other products are involved.

The mislabeled product can be identified as follows:

Name

Size

Lot

UPC Code

Maple Coconut Haystacks

2 oz.

13410400.02

0 19694 19020 1

Maple Coconut Haystacks

4 oz.

13410400.04

0 19694 19040 9

Maple Coconut Haystacks

8 oz.

13410400.08

0 19694 19080 5

Maple Coconut Haystack

2 lb.

13410402.00

no bar code

Chocolate/Almond Coconut Haystacks

2 oz.

13413100.02

0 19694 71020 1

Chocolate/Almond Coconut Haystacks

4 oz.

13413100.04

0 19694 71040 9

Chocolate/Almond Coconut Haystacks

8 oz.

13413100.08

0 19694 71080 5

Chocolate/Almond Coconut Haystacks

2 lb.

13413102.00

no bar code

Coffee Coconut Haystacks

2 oz.

13411300.02

0 19694 60020 5

Coffee Coconut Haystacks

4 oz.

13411300.04

0 19694 60040 3

Coffee Coconut Haystacks

8 oz.

13411300.08

0 19694 60080 9

Almond Coconut Haystacks

8 oz.

13413000.02

0 19694 70020 2

Almond Coconut Haystacks

4 oz.

13413000.04

0 19694 70040 0

Almond Coconut Haystacks

8 oz.

13413000.08

0 19694 70080 6

Almond Coconut Haystacks

2 lb.

13413002.00

no bar code

The company has received no reports of adverse reactions or illnesses due to the consumption of this product.

The Food and Drug Administration has been notified of this voluntary recall.

Island Delight is committed to producing safe, quality food products that customers can enjoy at home every day. Customers may return affected product to the retailer where it was purchased for full refund or call Gregory Miller or Ann Crall at 1- 800-866-887-4100, M-F 9:00am-5:00pm EST.